Blue Ridge PBS
Richard Bennett currently serves as the Corporate Support Director at Blue Ridge PBS, a role held since August 2018, where the focus is on enriching lives through educational and cultural programming. Prior to this position, Richard worked as an Account Executive at ABC 13 WSET-TV from June 2008 to April 2018, leveraging extensive media experience to optimize marketing ROI for businesses. Richard's career also includes serving as Advertising Manager for the Bedford Bulletin and as a Financial Services Representative at Greystone Financial/American General. Richard's foundation in the industry began with diverse roles at Landmark Communications, where involvement spanned advertising sales, management, and circulation from 1982 to 2001. Richard holds a BS in Business/Marketing from Longwood University, attained from 1979 to 1982.
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Blue Ridge PBS
Based in Roanoke, Va., Blue Ridge PBS is comprised of four broadcast television channels: WBRA-TV 15.1, Southwest Virginia PTV 15.2, Blue Ridge PBS Kids 15.3 and Blue Ridge PBS Create 15.4. In addition, Blue Ridge PBS has two streaming channels: Blue Ridge Streaming and Project Southwest. Project Southwest focuses on sharing the sights, sounds and stories of far Southwest Virginia with people from all over the world. As the region's storyteller, Blue Ridge PBS offers outstanding informational, educational and cultural programming, along with an award-winning local production team devoted to regional issues and interests. Over 200,000 schoolchildren and their teachers benefit from the station's educational programs that provide a safe, trusted environment for innovative on-air and online learning.